ROME, July 9 - A 77-year-old Italian pensioner
fell off a ladder and died as he tried to attach Italy's flag to
a pole ahead of Sunday's World Cup final against France.
The man, Rodolfo Profili, was raising the flag on a patch of
land he owned near the central Italian city of Viterbo when he
apparently lost his balance and fell eight metres into a
precipice, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
ANSA quoted local police as saying the man died instantly,
still clutching the tricolore.